May the holiday season fill every corner of your heart with warmth, light, and love. All the best to you and your family for the coming New Year! Seasonal Newsletter 2022 – all the news about our ye...Read More
I am planning to observe the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, which tracks across North America on April 8, 2024. Prospects of clear weather are best in Mexico, so I have booked a Mexican Riviera cruise out ...Read More
2022.05.31 – Black-Legged Kittiwakes in flight over the waters of Glacier Bay, Alaska. Observed while cruising aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam ship during daylight hours. Sometimes solitary birds wou...Read More
I have evaluated our household carbon footprint annually over the last few years. We have been making steady progress reducing our CO2 emissions. At the end of 2021 we emitted about 15 tons CO2/year, ...Read More
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2021 – all the news about our year on a web page suitable for reading online – includes links and photos 2-pa...Read More
Travel 2021 has challenged the travel industry in fundamental ways, and I can assure you, being a dedicated traveller during a pandemic isn’t much fun. Consequently, JoeTourist hasn’t trav...Read More
The Canadian Transport minister announced that Canada’s ban on cruise ships will end in November 2021 instead of February 2022, which allows Alaska cruise lines to plan for the 2022 season. In addit...Read More
A few weeks ago, the Canadian Transport minister announced extension of Canada’s ban on cruise ships for another year to at least February 2022. This effectively cancelled my Alaska cruise booke...Read More
I was looking forward to finally taking an Alaska cruise in September of this year. I purposely booked it for late in the season, so I could be vaccinated against COVID-19 beforehand. Just yesterday, ...Read More
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2020 – all the news about our year on a web page suitable for reading online – includes links, p...Read More